Ghosts

     Ghosts can be defined in many different ways depending on who you ask. Most people think real ghosts are just someone who has risen from the dead, in white clothing, and are usually transparent. Spiritualists believe ghosts are the spirits of the deceased that are stuck on earth because they don't understand what's going on or because they don't know they have passed on. Here in the west many believe souls go on to either heaven with God or with Satan in hell. Others believe ghosts are the presence and/or appearance of the soul, life force or spirit of someone who has died. On this site we define the term ghost as a spiritual entity usually human, but can also be animal, that is conscious of itself and is possibly conscious of its surroundings.
     Most of the time people don't even see the ghosts. They are however aware of their ghostly presence from objects that move on their own, strange noises, smells, and unusually cold places. When they can be seen they can look as real as you and me or can be fuzzy and be seen through. Ghosts can be in the form of mists as well as human figures, or be orbs floating around. Ghosts usually appear in the outfits worn during the time period they lived in. Most ghosts that are seen time and time again will usually be in the same clothes. Rarely but sometimes, other ghosts will change their look and their age. Some ghosts will even appear disfigured and horrifying, a mirror image of how they looked when they died or were murdered.
     Most ghosts are harmless but once in a while an unfriendly one gives us living folks an unpleasant visit. If a ghost stays in one place for a while you might say that place is haunted. Many haunting's take place in homes by ghosts of people that use to live in them or died in them. Some hauntings seem to happen for no apparent reason as well. Some believe that the reason ghosts remain here in our world is because they have unfinished business of some kind. Some may seek revenge, others may be here to comfort living relatives, and some are just not ready to move on to the next stage or realm that awaits for them. It has been said that many ghosts don't even know that they are dead. Ghosts might act out the things they did when they were alive. Some ghosts stay in places where they were most happy or comfortable in life. Some ghosts will actually leave the place it haunts if it finds out that it is no longer one of the living or even by being asked to leave by one of the living if it's asked nicely. Some ghosts just don't know whats going on. Some just need a little direction.
     If you would actually like to see a real ghost, your best bet is at night. Paranormal apparitions may be easier to see at night because many are translucent and filmy or because peoples minds are relaxed and more likely to experience clairvoyance. Ghosts have actually been seen more in people's homes, and buildings than in graveyards. You might actually have a better chance of seeing a ghost in your friends basement than visiting a dead relatives grave. Another good place where you might find a ghost or many ghosts is in an area that held a battle or war. Places where many people have been killed,especially where the people have been killed so quickly and suddenly. These ghosts might be the kind that probably do not know that the battle they were in has ended, but most likely battle field ghosts are imprint apparitions.

Gray and White ladies

These ghostly gals get their names from always appearing in either gray, white, brown, and black clothing. Their reasons for hauntings is a sad one for it is either caused by heartbreak, or from suffering a violent death due to their love for another. It is believed that many of them are desperately searching for their lost loves. It's important to know terms like this one when you are studying the paranormal or about to enter paranormal groups. You will come across terms like this often.

The Brown Lady

This ghost is similar to gray ladies except that this ghost is not connected to any dramatic event or death and has actually been photographed. She has been seen walking around in Raynham hall in Norfolk, England which is owned by the Townsand family. This ghostly lady in brown webassets/Brown-Lady-Photo.jpg was first seen around Christmas time in 1835. A visitor named Colonel Loftus seen her in the hall on his way up to his room. He began to adjust his glasses and she vanished all of the sudden. The next week he seen the ghost again, much more closer than before. He noticed she was wearing a brown satin dress, her face had an unnatural light, and strangest of all, she had no eyes. A novelist named Captain Frederick Marryat also had an encounter with the Brown Lady. He was walking upstairs with two nephews of Lord Charles Townshed when he spotted a woman with a lamp headed their way. They hid behind a near by door and just when the ghost had got passed the door the eyeless spectre turned its face to the gentlemen and gave the most creepy grin, or in their words "diabolical". Marryat shot his pistol at the ghost and the bullet went right through it. The Brown Lady was not seen again until 1926 when a boy and his buddy had witnessed the ghost. Then years later she was spotted by a photographer. When he was taking pictures for his magazine he saw her coming down the stairs. The other photographer was unable to see her but his partner had him take a photo just as she was about to vanish. Sure enough, the picture showed a translucent, ghostly figure. That was the last time the eyeless Brown Lady was ever seen, at least to my knowledge.

The Old Drury Lane Theater

     One of the most haunted theaters in the world is the old Drury Lane Theater in London, England. It has been haunted for many years. Many ghosts have been seen in this historical theater which was built in 1663. One of the ghosts is that of Charles Macklin. When he was alive he had lost his temper and ended up killing another actor by the name of Thomas Hallam in a fight. Never being convicted he lived to be 107 years old and his ghost is normally seen backstage where the murder took place. It is believed by many that Macklins ghost is doomed to the corridor for all of eternity as punishment for his crime.
     The Ghost of King Charles II was also seen at Drury Lane Theater. He was a big fan of the theater before he died and apparently still is. Other ghosts seen at Drury are the ghosts of Joe Grimaldi, who was an actor as well as a clown during his lifetime, and also Charles Keene, a nineteenth century actor. The most famous of all the ghosts that haunts Drury Lane is the Man in Gray, whose identity is unknown. This ghost is said to be well dressed, good looking, wears a long gray cloak(which he gets his name from) a powdered wig, and a three cornered hat. Very eighth century looking. Other features include a sword(under his gray cloak), boots, and ruffled sleeves.
     This spook is mostly seen between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.(which is not during the usual hours of ghost sightings). To those who work and run the theater, he is a sign of good luck. They say he appears just before the opening of a very successful play. He has appeared at rehearsals most of the time, and has also been seen at matinees. Only one time was he ever seen backstage. When someone gets to close to the ghost it vanishes. The closest people have gotten is about 40 feet before the ghost disappears.
     Some believe the ghost is that of a noble man who had been in love with one of the leading ladies at Drury. In 1848 the theater was being renovated and some workmen broke down a wall revealing a hidden chamber. Inside they found a male skeleton that had a dagger between his ribs. In the legend, another man that had also wanted the lovely actress, had stabbed the man to death and sealed his body behind a new wall, covering an area of the theater that was hardly ever used.

a ghost in a graveyard(painted by myself)

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